Black Is White (1920)

Jim Brood's insane jealousy drives his wife Margaret away, forcing her to leave her son Fred behind and go to live with her twin sister Theresa, an invalid. When a rich baron wishes to adopt Theresa as his daughter, Theresa dies and Margaret assumes her identity. Twenty years later, Margaret and Jim meet again. Not realizing that she is his first wife, Jim proposes to Margaret and she marries him to be near her son. Jim's jealousy rages when he suspects Margaret of having an affair with Fred, in his anger, he shoots and wounds his son. When Margaret can no longer conceal her motherly concern for the wounded Fred, Jim discovers her true identity and the three are reconciled.

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Summary Details
Running Time1 hr
GenresDrama
FilmmakersRole
Charles Giblyn Director
E. Magnus Ingleton Writer
E. Magnus Ingleton Writer
George Barr McCutcheon Writer
Thomas H. Ince Producer
John Stumar Cinematographer
CastRole
Dorothy Dalton
Margaret Brood/Theresa/Yvonne Strakosch
Holmes Herbert
Jim Brood
Jack Crosby
Frederick Brood
Clifford Bruce
Baron Demetrius Strakosch